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last-place

last-place

30 3.3
In the lowest position in a competition or list
  • adjective
  • /ˈlæst pleɪs/
translation icon : último
  • The team finished the season in last place after losing all their games.
  • last-place finish
  • last-place team
  • last-place finisher

And that is the last place you will ever find the covert narcissist.

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Examples

  • The Tigers may be in last place, but those guys look pretty good.

  • The Bears would be competing with Detroit for last place in the NFC North.

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  • But this is the battle for last place, remember?

  • It's not always bad to be in last place.

  • Washington is falling back to last place.

  • Beating a team that is in last place in the "Big East" is not something to be proud of.

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  • I hope they get high enough scores to help them out of last place.

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  • Many migratory birds gather here, the last place to feed and rest before a long flight over open ocean.

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  • Baltimore had been a perennial last-place resident in the highly competitive American League East.

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  • Near the end of the season, manager Bruce Bochy said the last-place club lacked "a warrior spirit."

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Synonyms

last
vslast-place
1.0

At the end and cannot be changed

focuses on rank or importance rather than mere temporal order
dead last
vslast-place
  • Informal
9 7.2

In the very last position in a race or ranking

is the neutral term for end position without strong emphasis
lowest
vslast-place
5 1.0

At the bottom in rank or importance in a group

is the general term for end position or order rather than only rank or status

Antonyms

top
1.0

Located at the highest position

343 2.1

The top position in a competition or race

How Early

to come first
87 2.3
to come
961 1.0
second
63 1.0
last-place
30 3.3

Surface Forms

last-place positive

Morphology

last-place = last + place (transparent) = last + place

Direct combination of 'last' and 'place' denotes being in the final or lowest position, which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Last-place comes from the words last ('end' or 'after all others') and place ('position'). So it means the position at the end or the lowest rank, like standing at the back of a race.